Construction of the Guangfulin Relics Park, a project built in the important Guangfulin Historical Site which extends its way around four kilometers away from the foot of Sheshan Mountain, Songjiang district, Shanghai, has almost come to an end and is estimated to open to the public in October.
Up to now, travelers can visit the attractions that have been finished in its eastern part that were scheduled to be opened in May. The eastern section incorporates a cultural zone which is the biggest highlight of the park and set to exhibit folk culture, religious culture, the museum of Guangfulin archaeological remains, and a memorial hall of the renowned poet and writer Chen Zilong from the late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and so forth. Facilities are well developed for visitors to enjoy a great time in mutton restaurants, cafés, and taverns where wine is made from water fetched daily from Shaoxing, Zhejiang province and brewed in the traditional way. Or stay for a serene moment of meditation in a tea house. In the folk culture exhibition zone there stands three distinctive buildings constructed under water.
All buildings in the park are made of bricks, grey or reddish brown roof tiles, and wood, which increases its historic atmosphere. The pedestrian area is paved with cobblestones.
The Guangfulin site was discovered in 1958 by local residents on the eastern bank of the Chenshan Pond, in the northern part of Guangfulin village, and on the riverbed and two banks of Shijiaping Creek, when dredging a new waterway. Since then a number of artifacts dating back to the Neolithic period were unearthed, such as pottery vases, spinning wheels, cooking vessels, dishes, sharpened stone weapons, and tools used as axes, knives, chisels, and shovels. Experts also found a great number of bronze shards, wooden crafts, and turtle shells. The excavation was started in 1961 and lasted until 2008.
The site is of considerable importance for Shanghai, and is said to be a new landmark added to Shanghai historic relics.
